The Human-Covenant War has raged across a dozen worlds, leaving them as glassed tombs. As the War comes to Skopje, the elite members of JTF Barracuda seek to end the invasion by eliminating every Covenant leader they can. But as these elite operator's sabotage, assassinate, and disrupt the Covenant, a far greater threat may be looming. Closer than anyone realizes.

Spartans. They were the apex of human evolution. Their accomplishments were the stuff of legends. Yet, all together, they barely made up a single percentage of the UNSC military. So, what about the other 99.99%? What were they up to? This fic attempts to explore the struggles that the other, not so special people may had to face.